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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17

Bass imported pale India ale, for sum-
mer use, just received, packed on ice, and
on dTaught.
TRIPLET.-A very fine mineral water on
dnaght and very cool and pslstable.
Callst Capt Asa Booths, Twelfth street,
under the Grand Opera House.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17
CInsA shave.

4 letter was yesterday received in this
from Captain John Mcclure, dated Balti-
more, July Il, in which the Captain de
tails the experience of himself and wife
and daughter Miss Bette, in the diSas-
trous collision at Gaithersburg, Md. The
party had a very narrow escape, but fortu-
nately escaped without a scratch, although
their cal was demolished and a number OF
its occupants hurt.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17
THE WHEELING ELECTION CASES.
Alex Gardner Convicted, And Leon Van
Walt Cleared.

Alex Gardner Convicted, and Leon Van
Walt Cleared.
In the United Stsees Court at Parkers-
burg yesterday, Alexander Gardner, who
was on trial upon two charges. perjury and
persuading a man to vote Illegally, was
acquitted of the first and convicted of the
second charge. A motion was argued for
. new trial and Vas refused, and Gardner
was fined seventy-iiye dollars and costs
and required to give a bond of Eve hun
dred dollars to pay the fine on the first
day of the next term.
Leon Van Walt was also tried for trying
to vote in the wrong precinct Before the
testimony for the prosecution was ended
District Attorney Watts said he hsd no
case and the jury brought in q verdict of
not guilty without leaving the box.
The other Wheeling cases were contin-
ued until Monday
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17
Pittsburg and Return.

Commencing Sunday, June 5th, and
continuing every Sunday until further mo-
tice, the B. Il q. will sell excursion tickets
and return at the low nate of 81. 50, and to
Washington, Pa, and return at S1.O0.
Trains leave at 5 and s:l0a. m, returning
at 7 and IL 10 D. ID.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17
B. & o. Change Of Time.

Commencing July Il, 1887, the St
Clairsyille accommodation will leave
Wheeling at $50 a. m, = ?. m. daily ex-
eept Sunday, and Z p m. daily. The
GAINESVILLE accommodation will leave at
7:45 q. m.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17
POINTS ON

Movements Of Citizens and the Coming
and Going of s~trangers-
Mrs r A McCabe is spending the warm
season at Deer Park, and her daughter,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17

The B. so will u a Parlor ear from
Wheeling dePort through to Philadelphia
on July 2lst, for the accommodation OF the
Cape May and Atlantic City exeursiOnists.
Train leaves at ) n. M.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17

The world celebrated Georgia Melons
and CantelOuPs at Mayer < Killeen's, No.
Il29 Market Street.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17
SALE Of sherman HouSc Furniture Cont

WITH the Thermometer at 9Slo, keep =
bottle of Lists Essence Of Jamaica Ginger
az hand.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17

BLACKBERRIEs will be scarce. Leave
your Ordersat Mayer & Killeen's, No. 1l2S
Market Street.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17

J. J. Atkins, Chief Of Police, Knoxville,
Tenn, writes: my family and are ben.
eticiaries of your most excellent medicine.
DIR. Kings new discovery for consumption,
having found II to be all that you claim
for il, desire to testify TO t. virtue. The
friends to whom ! have recommended it
praise Il ut every opportunity"
DIR. Kings New Discovery for Cnusunp-
ton is guaranteed to IRE Coughs, Colds,
Bronchitis, Asthma, Group, q every Al
lection Of Throat Chest, and Lungs.
Trial Bottles free at Logan Sos Drug
store. Large Size ii.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17
DIED.

KENP-On Saturday, July lS a loo O'Clock
age.
Funeral from the residence Of her son in lsE
John H. Clark. No. 2ls Jscob street, Monday a.
ternoou, July Is, at 4 O'Clock. interneni 81
Greenwood.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17

HERE is 8 girl, says a
w~ell-known lady wri-
ter, and / love to think
of her and talk of her;
who comesin late when
there is company, who
wears a pretty little
air OF mingled respon-
sihility and anxiety
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17
Cape May Excursion.

FRESH Fish received daily at Mayer 4
killasn'S No. 1923 Market Street.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17

fine shooting By SeheutsssvsreIn Men.
bsns. Last fussdsy.
Last Tuesday, three members Of the
Scbeutxenverein shot % individual match
ri 6ve scores. q follows:
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17

BLACKBERRIs will he scarce. Leave
your orders At Mayer & Killeen's, No. 1923
Market Street.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17

THE world celebrated Georgia Melons
and Canteloups at Mayer K Killeen's, No.
ll29 Market Street
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17

To Pittsburgh by the PAnhAndls-ROund
Trip Only S1,75-
Dsa't forget the grand excursion to Pitts
bnrEA, July 1S BY the Beethoven, Ger
mania, MaennerehOr and Mozart singing
societies. Opera House Orchestra hand
accompanies the excursion.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17
EXCURSION

SILKS very cheap at L. S. Good 4 Co.'S
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17

An informal and pleasant reception was
rendered Mr.. Joseph Keller at AriOn
Hall Tuesday evening, in honor OF his re-
turn from Stuttgart where he has been
prosecuting his musical studies for three
years past. The affair was quite pleasant
and Joe was warmly welcomed.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17

Mr.. Henry Rlig and Miss Mary E. Neu-
hardt were married on Wednesday event Dg
at 9 o'clock, at the residence OF the brides
parents, Oh North Market street Rev.
William Ulfert ofieiated and quite a mum
Der of the relatives of the couple were
present, who discussed bOuntsous sup
per at the conclusion Of the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs Elig were the recipients OF
countless congratulations aud good wishes
and number Of handsome presents.
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Immensity ola Million

We read every day statements OF
quantities the figures Of which run
into the millions, hundreds of mill
ions, or even thousands Of millions
and 30 common have these statements I p
become that We think we comprehe co d
them; but when wo contemplate
these numbers, sizing them up, as,
| it were, the mind becomes staggered.
For example, the estimated amount
Of coal that can be put upon the
market from the "Pittsburg region
alone allowing for ali possible waste
is 8, 600, ,000,0 tons. A contempor-
larry, attempting to analyzs this, sayl;
Suppose shipload OF 1000 tons
goes out every hour, twelve hours
each day, it would not all be trans
ported in 1000 years.
Again. take the age OF the world.
Biologists have demonstrated be-
yond q doubt that it has revolved
very much as it is now for 100000,
600 years, and we read those num-
bers without giving them passing
thought: Although there has been
land, water, light, mir and life Oh this
world for 100, 900 Of years, it is
only within the last 10000 years
that there has been any rational
human being. We look upon the
1000 years as a vast length OF time,
and do not realize the difference
between it aud the larger number.
But suppose that 100000, 900
years ago an angel had visited this
earth in search OF . rational human
being, and not finding one, had gone
away aud returned after 10000 yoars
and being again disappointed, bad
renewed the search at regular iuter-
walls Of 10000 years, be would have
come 10000 times and been dis
appointsd.
Take the births in the Uuited
States alone. II person should
attempt 70 count Z thousand an bour
'!tsa heurs : dsy' hs oos'A sol tssI
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What Men Have Not Fought Fer

Ny Dsur Boy, mon have fought.
bled and died not for beer. Arnold
Winkelreid did not throw himself
upon the Austrian spears because hs
was ordered to close his saloon at 9
O'Clock. William Tell did not hide
his arrow under his vest to kill the
tyTant because the edict had gone
forth that tue froosborn Switzer
should not drink keg Of beer every
Sunday. Freedom did not shrek rs
Kosciusko fell over arwhisky barrel
Warren did not die that beer might
flow as tho brooks murmur, seven
days a week. Even the battle Of
Braudywine was not fouf ht that
whisky might be free. No ,clsuse in
the Declaration Of Independence that
Sunday concert garden, with five
brass horns and 100 kegs Of beer
10 the inalionable right lof free
poople and the corner stone OF good
government.
Tea-mik, harmless, Innocent tea;
the much sneeredeat Temperance
beverage, the feeble drinks Of effem-
mate mon and good Old women
Tea holds higher place; IL fillo n
brighter, more glorious pago, and i,
II grsnder figure in the history Of
this United States, than beer. Men
liked tes, my boy, but lhsy hurled
it into tho sea in tho naIpe Of liberty,
and they died rather than drink il
until they made it FREQ II seems
to be worth fighting for, aud the pest
men in the world foughtfor it. The
history OF the United States is in.
complete with tea left out As well
might the historian O III Feneuil
Hall. ~ tos. Pet tso.Sis 40 story
OF heroism or patriotism with rum as
it's hero.
The battles OF this world, my son,
have been fought for grander things
than FREQ whisky. The horoes who
fall in the struggle for rum, fall shot
in the neck, and martyrdom is cloud
ed by the haunting phantoms Of the
jim jams. Whisky makes men fight,
it ID true, but they usually fight
other drunken men. 1he champion
OF beer does not stand in the temple
OF fame. lie stands in the police
court. Honor never has the delir.
ium tremens. Glory does not wear
a red nose, and Fame blows horn
but never takes one e-Burdette.
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The now governor of Tennessee
in An admirer of the ladies'. In one
Of his speeches he eulogizod her os
followe:-"I want to thank the ladies
for their presence here to- night, and
| wantto say to them that ! am their
worshlpor; want to say that Eden
WAS lonesome until God Almighty
took from Adam O rib and made
woman, and ever since that time.
God bless her, she has been to man
a minis.ering angel to wipe away the
tear of grief and sorrow, to smooth
the wrinkles from bis brow, to
scatter flowers in the pathway OF bis
life. She is the embodiment OF II
that is beautiful. In her presel CO
s exposed the perfection OF boaniy;
it is painted upon her cheeks III
heavenly smil, 8, flowers in her ri: g
let's. aud minGles and shines IN hei
voice thorbs in her beas An mi,gloS
and shines in the grace Of her love;
and pray she W II use her Influence
in tue political world in her o~p
way and pleasure to place her humble
servant in the gnbernitoral chair"
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An Oath Mcrmons Take

The Salt Lake Tribune says that the
following is the onth taken by the
destroying angels" Of the Mormon
church,: "In the name OF Jesus
Christ, the son OF God, do covenant
and agree to support the First Presi'
dency OF the Church OF Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints in all things,
right or wrong; will faithfully guard
them and report to them the acts OF
all men, as far as in my power lies; ]
will assist in executing all the DEGREES
OF the First Presidency, Patriarch oI
President of Twelve, and will cause
all who speak evil OF the Presidenc,
or the heads Of the Church to die the
death Of dissenters or apostates, &c.
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-:POETRY:-
HOME.

-. ,roasure. earthly Heaven,
e.,. retreat of blissful calm,
with the worlds sin, care ana 'ur
moil
cannot descrate or harm.
Sacred temple Of Affection -,
so, an chose walls our heartfires bloom
Meath whose roof our best thoughts
linger
Then let every nook and cor"er'
permeated be with love 4;
porfsct trust its fragrance hinging
wberesoe're its inmates rove
And II by a wave Of passion
I,s ueace loving air Is stirred,
,,,h, mi.ts of sorrow gather
round n hasty act or word;
,ot the oil Of sweet forgiveness,
And the balm of penitence'
Fall like;gentle dews OF evening
Healing every wounded sense.
o,o law only should the household
Feel aud willingly obey
Love entwined with sweet forbearance
Drift not from its charm away
Let it's influence encircle
Like IL golden ring of light,
-. ,,,,ra ,ltar where'er builded,
I'm the name Of honest right.
Sweet. sweet home where prayers
ascendeth
On each breath that bears KISS
Your a(rection-incense rising;
Leads the angels to our bliss.
-Gmd +. Fairfetd.
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LoaAN's love STORY.

Logan's marriage was the one little
touch OF romance in his career. When
n Lieutenant in the Mexican war, his
Captain named Cunningham received
n letter from his daughter. 1t was
the first she had ever written, for she
was still n mere child, aud, showing
II to the Lieutenant, Captain Gun
ningham lauhgingly told him he might
have her. Years afterward when Lo-
gan was lawyer OF 80 and Miss Gun
ningham was young lady of II, he
met her in her fathers Office and told
her he had come to claim her father's S
promise. His suit prospered, and
they were married. Mrs. Logan was
made OF the same metal AZ her hus-
band.
When he left the battlefield of Bull
Run and turned his face toward his
constituents he didso at some person
al risk, for they had already passed
resolutions favoring secession. Mrs,
Logan was already at her home, and
on tho day set for his arrival she
drove to Carbonate, twenty two
miles away 10 meet him.
The train missed connections and
Logan did not arrive. When Mrs. Los
gan returned with out him her buggy
was surrounded by an angry crowd
and it was not until tho Sheriff ha'
urged the mob to dispersed that sh'
was released from her perilous an'
unpleasant position. Then she turned
Iher horse around and in the darkness
Ipluckily set out again on the lonI
ride to Carbondnle. IL was o'cloc'
in the morning when tho train which
bore her husband rolled into the do
pot but without waiting to refresi
or rest themselves, they secured
fresh horse and by daylight were once
more at Marion. There the crowds
surrounded Logan. They had threat
ened to kill him If he took n position
opposite to them, but undaunted b,
threats, he addressed them and made
them respect the cool bravery OF hi
speech. 1t was the same woman who
when Logan was lying wounded a
Fort Donelson, literally forced hei
way through to his bedside and nnrs
ed him until he was well.
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But FOUR MINUTES TO LIVE.

Soon after the war our secret SER
vice bureau was notified that conn
tsrfeit 81 aud 80 bills were being
extensively circulated in the region
about Reading, Pa. I Was detailed
together with a companion named
William Madden, to proceed to
Scranton and work up tue case. We
soon found that the money was be-
ing Aoored by a gazing OF six or sew
on, of whom the majority were a,
tough cases a. Abe Buzzard, ol
modern fame. We struck two leads
at the same time, aud while mine led
to Harrisburg, bis led into the noun.
taiuous country around Pottsville
which ut that time contained some
OF the most lawlsss miners who evel
handled q pick. At Harrisburg
unearthed an old bird known ai
"Greenback Charley" and landed
him temporarily behind the bars. II
three or four days | was satisfied
that he was the only one Of the 10
in that neighborhood, and | set on
to find Madden, from whom I hat
not yet heard . word.
I met him in Reading, and he al
- had a. . prisoner . man know
q sSly Jim." but whose real nam
We Isass Wa(son. he had beel
'byep6At lven poitsvills, end hs "
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URGH, SNYDER co, PENNA, FEBRUARY "a, 1887.
up, but would soon be left hopelessly
behind.

up. but would soon be left hopelessly y
behind.
A person may comprehend ten, a
hundred, or even a Thousand. but
a million Is utterly inconprchensible.
II tho mind can comprehend a
thousand, why not thousand aud
one, why not a thousand and two
aud 80 on indefinitely
We know that it rnust stop rome
where between one thousand aud
ono million, but where3 At wha,
peclso fgure' Doubtless the ex'ct
point differs with different people
but suppose tho e1oct point be locat
ed for certain individual, what ia
there in the mont.l constitution that
prevents tho mind from taking cog
nizauce OF another single unit with
out losing track OF some other unit!
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ced 10 getting him to Reading. He
WAS silent md sulky with Madden,
but to me he said:
"Say, old man, you've got q part
ner to be proud OIL He's got more
nerve than any other man that livesl'
Excepting you," ] replied, aud
he stroked his long whiskers and
seemed pleased with the compliment
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for lnfants and Children.
nm MARAND ROTHROCK,
Fremont, Snyder county, Pa.

GRADUATE OF Baltimore college Of Physicians
and surgeon. Ofers his professional service
to the public. Spcsks English and ucrmsp.
March, II, 1891. II.
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A DETECTIVES LUCK.

Luck has mach to do with suc-
cess in our profession, said short
thick set detective, with iron"gray
hair. as he tilted back against the
wall to a Chicago Tribune man. In
deed. il you are following a blind
trail you must depend upon luck to
help YOU out. a few years ago !
was summoued by telegram to a
small town to take hold OF murder
case. An old lady living on the
outskirts OF the town had been found
murdered, bat the crimo had occur
red at least two days before discov-
cry.
That robbery was the motive was
proved by tue fact that the house
had heen thoroughly ransacked. She
wss known to have had several heir"
looms aud everything had been TAX
en-. Tue search had been 30 tbro
that il is likely the murdorer spent
several hours in the hoase utter the
horrible decd. tie had even taken
the old wcman's epectacles, snuii-
box, thimbles aud other trItles OF the
lort but he had CONS and depart
Il ..;Il.,t I.,,,;,r, m iropn
Well, the first inference was that
hc had como aud gone iu the night
Tho next inference got me into
trouble at once. The local consta-
blcs and all the towuspeople hao
made up their minds that the mnr'
derer was young man named
Winthrop, the old woman's & nephew
who lived near Leeds, II was knowr
that bs had eftcn appealed to he'
for money when hard mp, aud tha
only two or three weeks before th'
murder sue had refused to advance
him another penny.
II was fair clew to work on, ant
] went to Leeds to work mp Johr
Winthrop. He could not be found
but found friends OF his VIII
strengthened the case againsed him
The day previous to the murder h
was trying 10 borrow money. Ih
day after the murder he had pleni.
OF money aud offered to lend some
He was gambler aud oil that wa
bad, aud no one would be surprised
10 hear that he had committed muir
der. Hunt as would, l could no
turn him up. He scanned to hav
dropped right ont OF the world. Fo
six weeks went up and down th
country, seeking everywhere, but i
vain.
There was one thing in the cas-
that puzzled mo. Why had th
murderer packed up and carried o.
the triaing articles have mention
ed = A tramp would not have don
it but what the nephew coul
want OF them was more than l coul
understand, l had never met viii
anything like it in all my experience
aud my mind was halt-msde up Q
tho very start that the crime WI
the work OF lunatic.
After ak or seven weeks OF faitl
fur work the Gaze was practical
abandoned. One day was
willesden Junction, and among otl
or people there waiting for the ira
was lone woman about DO years
age. As aho sat reading her spe
tsclss came %, and one glass rolls
oat ol tbe irAne y Wss uy %
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lasses. As did so she said

| Auoio euey go aRuIu never
saw such pair Of glasses in my
life"
"The optician did not give you a
good fit," I observed.
"Ob, I didn't get 'em Of an op-
tician. | bought EN- OF a stranger
while I was travelling, but I was
never so cheated il my life"
"Was il very long ago ?"
"About three weeks"
Here 2"
"Oh, no no. IL was while was
10 the country. l had lost my glass
es and was frettiug about il, when
the man asked me TO try these
They seemed to ft me nicely and |
gave him half crown for them"
was breathing bard about this
time, and it required strong effort
80 control my voice as | said:
Il think he was cousin Of mine.
Can you remember his description y
Certainly. lie was smallish
man, with black hnir aud eyes and
lie walked lame. On the back Of bis
right hand was an initial in Indian
iuk
"lIo's the one. madam, and I'm
sorry he cheated You. Let me give
yon this (and l slipped few shill'
ings into her handy in exchange foi
the glasses"
"Oh, thanks thanks !"
Well, got away by myself to
think. had seen that man some
where. Where was i'll began
and followed my work all over in my
mind, but 1 could not locate him. II
was midnight, and was fifty miles
away, when suddenly placed him.
lie was one Of the jurors at the
Ooroper's inquest.
Next day | was back in the will
age where tho murder had occurred
The spectacles were identified by
several OF the neighbors, and when
| came to make some cautious in-
quiries about the man l found him
TO be n worthless sort OF fello ", ,liv
ing n milo out Of town, and making
a poor living for himself aud family
by doing odd jobs.
went alone to arrest him. ]
called at his house in the evening,
under the pretenss Of engaging Lir
services, and as he sat by his own
fireside, surrounded by bis wife and
children, told him who was and
charged him with the crime. lie
dropped like weed in the sun as be
comprehended what my words
meant, but his wife was made OF diff
ferent stuif. An axe stood in The
corner Of the room, and she seized
il and tried to split my head open.
had Just all could do to pu,
the hand~cnffs on her, and, then shs
turned on ber shveting husband
and reviled him unti he stopped his
ears to shut out her voice lie
turned out to be weak. minded fel
low, and it was plaiuly shown that
she not only put him up to the job
but went with him to execute j..
While ho was searching for tb,
money she packed mp tho other ar
,icles, even taking hair brushes
combs and towels. She had made
him appear at the inquest, and hi
had come through it all unsuspect'
ed. While il was clear case foI
the haugman, some quibble OF Law
F., saved their necks, and both are nov
} serving long sentences in prison.
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A western editor hearing it re-
marked that persons in drownil g
condition suddenly recollected all the
transactions OF their lives, wished
that few Of bic subscribers wonld
take 70 bathing 10 dcep ~aiers